Ankit Gems enters jewellery retail with natural-diamond brand Eyora Jewels

De Beers sightholder Ankit Gems has launched Eyora Jewels, a natural-diamond solitaire jewellery brand. It will initially partner with jewellers in Mumbai, Delhi, Indore, Bengaluru and Hyderabad, with plans to expand to 25-plus stores across 10 cities and eventually 100 locations nationwide.

— Source publishedWed, 9 Sept, 2026, 20:11 IST·First seen Wed, 9 Sept, 2026, 20:23 IST·Source The Hindu BusinessLine

What happened

Ankit Gems has launched Eyora Jewels, entering India’s retail diamond jewellery market. The natural-diamond solitaire brand will partner with jewellers,

Key facts

  • ₹50,000 to ₹2.5 lakh
  • 14 carat and 18 carat gold
  • natural diamond solitaires up to one carat
  • over 25 stores across 10 major cities
  • target 100 locations nationwide
  • digital bank of 5,000 jewellery designs
  • solitaire inventory of over 25,000 natural diamonds
  • 100% buyback and exchange

Why this matters

The launch creates potential partnership opportunities for regional jewellers seeking a natural-diamond branded assortment, while making Ankit Gems a more vertically integrated competitor in jewellery retail.

What to watch

  • Number of active Eyora counters and whether the brand reaches its 25-plus-store, 10-city target on schedule.
  • Whether partnerships include exclusive shop-in-shops, co-branded counters or merely wholesale product placement.
  • Natural-diamond versus lab-grown diamond price gaps and consumer demand trends in the 0.5-2 carat solitaire category.
  • Evidence of national advertising, celebrity endorsements, digital lead-generation investment or provenance campaigns.
  • Partner jeweller comments on margins, inventory turns, replenishment terms and cannibalization of in-house diamond lines.
  • A shift toward company-owned stores, franchising or e-commerce would signal partner-network constraints.
  • Sign additional jeweller partnerships in high-income metro and bridal-market catchments before committing to standalone stores.
  • Build natural-diamond provenance, certification, exchange and upgrade programs to defend against lab-grown price comparisons.
  • Offer partner retailers co-funded local marketing, inventory replenishment and protected territory to win display space.
  • Create standardized solitaire price points and omnichannel lead generation that routes customers to partner stores.
  • Use retail sell-through data to refine diamond assortment, sizes and designs, feeding demand intelligence back into Ankit Gems' supply operations.